FSAD 6200 - [Physical Properties of Fiber - Forming Polymers and Fibers]

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Next offered 2012-2013.

A. Netravali.

Covers formation and properties of fiber-forming polymers; rubbery, glassy, and crystalline states; and their interconnection. Discusses fiber structure; relationship between chemical structure and physical properties of manufactured and natural fibers; mechanical, thermal, and viscoelastic properties of fibers, and testing methods.